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Chinese clubs spent a total of £320million on some of the world biggest names in football but these high-profile players could not attra...

Chinese clubs spent a total of £320million on some of the
world biggest names in football but these high-profile players could not
attract the big crowd in the opening fixture of the Chinese Super League on
Friday, March 3.

Guizhou Zhicheng hosted Lianoning Whowin in the first game
of the 2017 season but the 52,888-seater Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre where
the game was played was empty.

The CSL in recent years have splashed huge money in the
signing some of the best talents in world football.

Mikel and Ideye kick off their Chinese Super League campaign on Saturday, March 4 as Tianjin Teda travel to face Shandong Luneng.

In the last transfer window, the likes of Oscar and Carlos
Tevez signed for Chinese sides.

Three Nigeria internationals, John Mikel Obi, Odion Ighalo
and Brown ideye were also signed by Chinese clubs in the January transfer
window.

Mikel and Ideye kick off their Chinese Super League campaign
on Saturday, March 4 as Tianjin Teda travel to face Shandong Luneng. Ideye will likely
miss the game as his transfer from Olympiacos has not been completed

Ighalo’s Changchun Yatai will also travel to face Shanghai
East Asia in the matchday one of the Chinese Super League.